jaise ye mez miTTi kaa haathi ye phuul — Shariq Kaifi

kam se kam duniyaa se itnaa miraa rishta ho jaae
koi meraa bhi buraa chaahne vaalaa ho jaae

kis tarah aae hain is pahli mulaaqaat talak
aur mukammal hai judaa hone ki tayyaari bhi

rukaa mahfil mein itni der tak main
ujaalon kaa buDhaapaa dekh aayaa

vo basti naa-khudaaon ki thi lekin
mile kuchh Dubne vaale vahaan bhi

manzilon par ham milein ye tai huaa
vaapsi mein saath pakkaa kar liyaa

vahaan iid kyaa vahaan diid kyaa
jahaan chaand raat na aai ho

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

sahraa jangal saagar parbat
in se hi rasta miltaa hai

abhi to mausam-e-khizaan hai ye
khileinge phuul bhi bahaar ke saath

gulon se itni bhi vaabastagi nahin achchhi
rahe khayaal ki ahd-e-khizaan bhi aataa hai